I pretty much agree with your analysis and would apply it to the MSM in general, so I don’t see this as any different that abc, cbs, nbc, cnn, upi, ap, etc., etc.
Nonetheless, in the context of asking to get rid of Todd Akin, this is not just a joke but it is a dangerous joke.
Remember this. They pulled their backing of Michelle Bachmann too, but she won because of grassroots, national AMERICAN Conservative support. The TEA Party that withdrew its backing with its rush to judgement needs to get its head on straight and go for it all the way home. Period.